Name of the local/regional government
Belo Horizonte
Bahamas
Government representative or decision and policy-maker
Type of initiative
Response
Highest scale of the initiative
City
Metropolitan Area
Type of response
Health
Contact information:
brunops@pbh.gov.br
Initiative language
English
To face the new wave of Covid-19 cases in the capital, the Belo Horizonte City Hall also spared no effort in the hospital network. In January, 552 beds were opened in the SUS-BH [Public Health System] network, 68 of them in the ICU and 484 in the ward. In pediatrics alone, the Municipal Health Department opened 49 beds. The number of Covid beds, considering the SUS and supplementary networks, jumped from 667 on January 1 to 1,318 by January 31 – an increase of almost 98%. On January, 1st, 83 more beds were opened, 9 of which were adult ICU beds and another 11 pediatric beds, in addition to 40 adult Covid ward beds and 23 pediatric beds.
To which (if any) collective(s) is addressed mainly this initiative?
No distiction
No distintion
Is this initiative supported by any organization?
No
This initiative has been created...
As a reaction to specific problems generated by the pandemic